Hey, this is a page for my true baby, my 1954 Ford F-100 Street Rod. It has been a pain in the ass to build but a helluva lot of fun too. I wouldn't trade this truck for anything, can't beat havin somethin that you can say, "yea, I built that w/my own blood, sweat, tears, and busted knuckles". The body is painted with a custom mixed paint called "Fifty-Fourd Orange", with some semi-gloss black accent pieces. Just a lil before and after of my first street rod attempt..by the way that is me at age 8 when my dad and I got the truck...ten years makes a world of difference(4 years of work)
go to DRAKE'S AUTO, TIRE, & CUSTOM TRAILER FABRICATION in Marengo, IA (319)642-5555 for all your automotive needs as well as semi, and tractor tires, and trailer repair.
Thanks You's
-Dad, without him this wouldn't be possible
-Dave Drake at Drake's Auto, Tire, and Custom Trailer Fabrication for all his help and teaching me a lot
-Jim, for putting up with how picky I am, and painting my truck, and allowing Dad and I to use his shop for the bodywork
-Yoss, for all your help and letting me use some of your tools
-Brad, for all the help
-Custom Hose in Cedar Rapids for the incredible job on my power-steering lines
-Mid-Fifty F100 Parts for working with me on parts
-Just Automotive for all the advice and tips
-Sparky & Jeff, my parts guys that always figured out what I was saying or meant to say
-Anybody else I have forgotten, thank you for everything
Mods to the Truck
-Shaved and Reprofiled Drip Rail
-Filled rear cab, and dog-leg seams
-New cab corners
-Went to Tri-bar H7 Headlights instead of Sealed Beams
-Clear parking light lense
-351ci Windsor Ford V8 w/an HEI Distributor, and pre-70 water pump(outlet on the passenger side instead of drivers)
-AOD Transmission
-Heidts Mustang II Front Suspension with widened lower control arms
-Bumper-less
-Lowered approx 4inches in the front, 2inches in the rear
-Power steering
-tinted windows
-Custom bench seat
-Shortened driveshaft by Sadler Drivetrain
-9" Ford rear end with 2.73:1 gears(for the highway cruisin.)
-black powdercoated button head bolts instead of stainless hex head
Custom Parts
-2 1/2" Dual exhaust, fully welded
-2 1/2" H-pipe
-Power steering bracket
-Shift linkage
-Throttle bracket
-Column mounting plate
-Braided stainless steel fuel lines
-Seat brackets
-Brake pedal swingarm and mount
-Brake lines
-Power steering lines by "Custom Hose" in Cedar Rapids
-Driveshaft by "Sadler Powertrain" in Cedar Rapids
New Parts Bought
-22 Circuit Wiring Harness from Saint Wire
-Jaguar Tri-bar headlights w/blue dots
-Heidts Mustang II Front Suspension from Yogi's Inc.
-11" Front Disc brake upgrade for Mustang II from Yogi's Inc.
-Window Seals n Gaskets from John's F100s
-Fullsize GM Steering Colum
-Fullsize GM Brake Booster n Master Cylinder Assembly
-Flaming River Rack n Pinion
-Tinted Windows(to 5% on side,vent windows, and back glass)
-New Windshield
-New back glass
-Brake lines w/a moly-copper coating
-56 F100 Taillights(shield style)
-Polished Stainless exterior mirrors from Mid-Fifty
-Polished Aluminum Column Drop from Billet Specialties
-Braided Stainless Flex Lines for brakes from Russel Fittings
-Mallory GM style HEI Distributor from Flatlander Racing
-Lokar Throttle Cable and Transmission Kickdown Cable
-Lokar Billet Aluminum Gas Pedal
-Ford Racing Performance Parts Fox-body swap 351 Oil Pan(color matched)
-4 17x8 Ford Racing 2005 Mustang GT wheels(charcoal spokes with the satin aluminum rims)
-4 Pirelli PzeroNero's 235/55ZR17
-2.73 non-limited slip 9" Ford rear end
-Didn't buy it...got it for Christmas, XM Sat. Radio
-Autometer Oil Pressure, Water Temp., and Voltmeter Guages
-Hood hinges from Carolina Classics
-Custom bench seat
-Flowmaster 40 Series 2 chamber mufflers
-Sunpro Tach
-Electric Auxilary fan for the engine
-pre-1970 SBF Waterpump(pass. side outlet, not driver side)
-Accel HEI Super Coil
-Edelbrock aluminum dual-plane intake
-Holley 660 4 barrel carb
-strut-rod-less lower control arms from Heidts Hot Rod Shop
Page 1: Intro
Page 2: Pics of my truck
Page 3: Specs on Fifty-Fourd
Page 4: My friend's winter project
Page 5: Pics from the F100 Supernats 2005
